Fun and Easy Three Chord Guitar Songs.

Where would we be without three chord guitar songs? Many of the most famous songs in the world are formed by only three chord progressions for guitar.

These are really easy songs to learn.

This is where it gets fun. These 3 chord guitar songs are easy to learn. Songs that can serve both as beginner guitar songs and songs for someone who has been playing for years.

Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Johnny Cash and countless others did not come to the attention of the world with complex songs. No, many of the songs just had raw emotion and attitude going for them and the voice and personality of the singers that sang them.

3 chord progressions every guitarist should know.

Ok, what are these 3 chords that have launched thousands of songs?

Mostly the "I-IV-V" chords that I mentioned in my blues chords page. Simple straight forward nothing complex or hard to learn. There might be some variations and maybe even some 4 chords songs that use mostly the basic three chord progression with an altered chorus. Nothing you can't handle.

Quite a few of these songs are based on power chords. These are strong aggressive chords that are easy to form and use.

Here is a list of the most common three chord progressions for guitar. Print out the chord chart on this site and just strum and practice so that you can move smoothly and accurately between the 3 chords.

The key to learning chord changes is to move slowly between the chords with your fingers as relaxed as possible. This keeps the muscle tension out of the muscle memory.

Strength and flexibility are important - see my exercise pages for effective techniques that will speed your progress tremendously.